demobilizing
Releasing from service
Demobilizing is releasing military forces from active duty, typically after a war ends.
Troops are demobilized, sent home, returned to civilian life.
The term extends to any organized effort being wound down: The campaign is demobilizing its volunteers now that the election is over.
The opposite of mobilizing.
Formally ending a group
- dischargingReleasing or letting go
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- disarmingAllaying suspicion through warmth
- mustering outRelease from military service
standing down · demilitarizing · drawdown · troop withdrawal · defense cuts
Ending operation or activity
- powering offStopping electrical function
- idlingOperating without working
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
- mothballingPreserving while inactive
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
post-conflict · war's end · treaty signing · conflict resolution · peace accord · surrender · capitulation · peace dividend
Restoration to a group
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- job placementMatching workers to positions
readjustment · support services · career counseling · GI Bill · veteran services · homecoming · family reunification
disbanding
Formally ending a group
- dischargingReleasing or letting go
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- disarmingAllaying suspicion through warmth
mustering out · standing down · demilitarizing · drawdown · troop withdrawal · defense cuts
shutting down
Ending operation or activity
- powering offStopping electrical function
- idlingOperating without working
- deactivatingRendering inoperative
mothballing · cold storage · standby mode · equipment storage
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
peacekeeping · post-conflict · war's end · treaty signing · conflict resolution · peace accord · surrender · capitulation · peace dividend · reconstruction
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
job placement · readjustment · support services · career counseling · GI Bill · veteran services · homecoming · family reunification
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Assembling for action
mustering · calling up · conscripting · recruiting · activating
demobilizingdeploying
Arranging for active use
activating · dispatching · sending out · fielding · launching
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Assembling for action
activating · rallying · assembling · organizing · galvanizing
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